# NTSB Accident LAX98FA068
> **Cessna 182P** · 1998-01-10 · SALINAS, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA068
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09458
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-10
- **Location:** SALINAS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.670986, -121.609191
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N8158M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to a missing valve keeper.  Also causal was the failure by engine maintenance personnel during engine top overhaul to install the second valve keeper in the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve and the failure of inspection personnel to detect the improper assembly.

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